Softball Preview: St. John's Cadets vs. St. Mary's Ryken Knights
St. John is 1-9 against St. Mary's Ryken since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The St. John's Cadets will look to defend their home field against the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, St. John's beat Bishop Ireton 6-3.
Sela Farrington spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Yasmine Burrell, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameran Corbett, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Elizabeth Seton as St. Mary's Ryken made off with a 12-1 win. Considering St. Mary's Ryken has won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emmaleigh Zagrodnichek was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Zagrodnichek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zagrodnichek was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, St. Mary's Ryken got a massive performance out of Ava Chadwick, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Myla Harding, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
St. John's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
St. John's might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from St. Mary's Ryken when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zagrodnichek, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that St. John's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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